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Not sure why his sudden tendenitis is being blamed for Pau's poor play. He's been inconsistent and terrible frequently since the 2010 playoffs. He went from the best big man in the league to a clear non all-star essentially over night. He needs to pick up his play or I just don't see him finishing the year as a laker.

Not sure why his sudden tendenitis is being blamed for Pau's poor play. He's been inconsistent and terrible frequently since the 2010 playoffs. He went from the best big man in the league to a clear non all-star essentially over night. He needs to pick up his play or I just don't see him finishing the year as a laker.

because he averaged 19 and 11 and 18 and 11 in his "poor" last two seasons, and he is averaging like 12 and 8 now.

The way he looked tonight, he needs to sit out for awhile and get healthy. I am not making excuses for him, but something doesn't look right. He's either really hurting or on a serious decline right now. He must have had his shot blocked 6 times tonight and doesn't have any lift when going to the rim. He looks old out there and worn down.

yep, he should sit for a couple games or so.. he needs that time off to get healthy, collect himself and try to get back to where he used to be as a player. you can say the system has affected his level of play, but some of it is due to his effort and hunger as well just from watching the games from last season and the season prior to that.

Hey might need to sit for a little bit. He's clearly better than what he has shown. You still see him show glimpses of all star play, so a lot of the poor play can likely be attributed to his knees. Everyone deals with injuries differently. I used to play b-ball in college in my late teens-early 20's and injuries can really wear you down. It takes a lot of mental fortitude to play at a high level when you're injured, even if the injury doesn't directly impact your game it's a constant distraction while you're out there. Mentally, Kobe may be one of the strongest athletes of all time, it's unfair to expect others to be able to play through injuries like he has. Gasol should maybe sit for a week or 2 and let his knees heal.